The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT..

S. L. Bowen of Battle Greek, was in town
Tuesday.
Protracted meetings this week at the First
Baptist church.
Lynn Free has returned to Chicago to re-
sumo his study of elocution.
Judson Wilson's little child died of
diphtheria on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lettie Bache, nee Darling, of Chicago.
is visiting friends and relatives here.
Mrs Dewitt Smiths residence on Niles
street has received a new coat of paint.
Will. Whitney has moved to Bloomingdale.
where he will work for Wise * Tuckey.
The date of the service in memory of Miss
Nina Rowland will be announced next week.
Dorrance Forsyth and wife of Hartford,
were visiting old friends in town last week.
Lewis Roberts is unable to attend to his
business, owing to light stroke of paralysis.
VIM. Reed of Quincy, formerly of this
place, is making his old friends q visit this
week
Anson Foote has been wrestling with that
| fashionable failing, a severe cold coupled
with hoarseness.
Fred. Shaefer received telegram yester-
day morning conveying the sad news of the
death of his mother.
Many of the sidewalks of our village are
exceedingly defective, calling loudly for re
pairs before the winter sets in.
| Another temperance billiard hall has been
started in this village, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Lew. Showerman.
Frank Millington, of the firm of Bartram
& Millington. is in Chicago this week pur-
chasing large stock of holiday goods.
The annual hoeing up of the leaves has
delivered our streets from heaps of unsightly
rubbish, making pedestrianism comfort if
not luxury.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rice, who live about
q mile southeast of this village, have gone to
Mine LaMotte. Mo-, to spent the winter with
their daughter
Prof. Y. NJ. Tuthill of Dowagiac, president
of the Lawrence union school, was enter
tanned over Sunday by his university friend
Mr.. John l. Breck.
Temperance prayer meeting at the f. w
Baptist church, Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock. Every friend of temperance is in
vited to be present.
Joe Hansen left for Hartford this week
where he will go into the butchering business
with Rodney Stickney. His family will
follow him next week.
Broughton has something very important
to say to the readers of the NoRTHERNER this
week in regard TO all-wool felt shoes and heel
plates for rubber boots.
"Lady female" was the sex given by on,
of the recent applicants for a certificate
There couldn't be any doubt as to whethe
she was a man or woman.
The Buskirl and Butler company, who ar,
in the Northern Peninsula hunting, nav,
killed sixteen deer, two martins and on,
beaver, up to last accounts.
Christmas is slowly but surely approach
ing and our several churches and Sunda,
schools will soon begin preparing exercise
in keeping with the occasion.
We understand that Mrs. Filley and Mrs
Johnson are about to start dressmalxer'
shop in the up stairs front room of Filley'
new building on kalamazoo street.
Del. Cummings of Detroit, is in town on
short vacation, visiting relatives, calling ol
old friends, etc. Lots of folks are glad (,
see him and give him friendly grip.
Owing to the bereavement in o. w. Row
lands family, the social announced to b
held next Tuesday evening at Mr.. A. Hatha
ways has been indefinitely postponed.
Next Sunday morning the pastor of tn
First Baptist church will preach on 9Th
Descent of the Holy Spirit and at night ol
" The Great Burden bearer, and our duty 4
confess Him."
Henry johnson has learned thai carrying
concealed weapons is a serious affair, apt
in default of ten dollars and costs was rec
commended by Justice Mason to board witt
Sheriff Todd for the next ten days.
The beautiful weather we have had an,
are having, writes its gladness upon tn
faces of all our people, and everybody i
wishing an indefinite extension of the day
that are bright and cool without being cold